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Railways: Finance

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 59320

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for announcing (a) overall funding, (b) rail fares, (c) funding for rail infrastructure and (d) funding for rolling stock on the Greater Anglia rail network, in the context of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

In the context of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025 there are no plans for any specific announcements in relation to the Greater Anglia rail network.

For the past five years changes to regulated rail fares have happened in March. Any future changes will be announced in due course.

Since 2019 the operator has introduced 191 brand new trains into traffic; this full fleet replacement has improved performance and transformed the passenger experience.

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